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8th Class English Sample Paper

English Sample Paper - 7 Total Questions - 22 [Download]

Read the following passage carefully:

Character is destiny. Character is that on which the destiny of a nation is built. One cannot have a great nation with men of small character. We must have young men and women who look upon others as the living image of themselves as our Shastras have so often declared.

But whether in public life or student life, we cannot reach great heights, if we are lacking in character.

We cannot climb the mountain when the ground at our feet is crumbling. When the very basis of our structure is shaky how can we reach the heights we have set before ourselves? We must all have humility. Here is a country which we all are interested in building up for whatever service we take up, we should not care for what we receive. We should know how much we can put into that service. That should be the principle which should animate our young men and women. Ours is a great country, we have had for centuries a great history. The whole of the East reflects our culture.

(i) On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the following questions:

(a) What is the passage about?

(b) What kind of young men and women must we have?

(c) How can we reach the great heights we have set before ourselves?

(d) That should be the principle which should animate our young men and women. The underlined word means:

(e) Give the adjective forms of nation

(i) Humility (ii) reflection

(f) Why is ours a great country?

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follows: Childhood obesity rates have sky-rocketed in recent years. This trend is worrisome because it greatly increases children's risk for remaining obese in adulthood, which in turn increases their risk for other health related issues such as high blood pressure/ heart disease, stroke, cancer diabetes, and respiratory problems which might increase risk of premature death as adults. Obesity can be the stage for problems too. Obese children are more likely to suffer from low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and social ostracism. It is, therefore, extremely important for parents to see that their children live a healthy lifestyle. Healthy lifestyle includes eating nutritious meals, getting plenty of exercise and adequate sleep every day. These positive health habits will help children grow strong, stay healthy, and decrease the likelihood of obesity. Healthy diet and adequate exercise are important in preventing Type II diabetes in childhood as well as obesity. Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body cells can't properly break down the sugars from food. The body then starts accumulating the sugars in the bloodstream instead and ultimately stresses out the kidneys, heart, circulatory system, and eyes. Insulin, which is created in the pancreas, is the chemical that breaks down blood sugar. In Type II diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin to deal with all the sugars coming into the body. This medical condition is termed as "adult-onset diabetes' because the disorder primarily affects adults with poor eating and activity habits. This trend sometimes has an adverse impact on others. In contrast to those who overeat and don't get enough exercise, other children become obsessed with over-controlling their food intake and start over exercising. Media too can sometimes play havoc. By constantly exposing children to a barrage of perfect, photo-shopped bodies on television and magazines, children get tempted to imitate those images and go on a strict diet plan. Overemphasis on extreme thinness can again put children at risk of poor self-esteem, unhealthy exercise patterns, and eating disorders such as anorexia. Children who practice healthy eating and exercise regularly since their childhood tend to maintain a healthy lifestyle through adulthood. It is imperative for parents to teach children to choose healthy food in preference to junk food and also eat in modest portions.

(i) Answer the following questions:

(a) What concern is the writer expressing in the above article?

(b) Why does the writer insist that a healthy lifestyle should be adopted right from one's childhood?

(c) Which two factors impact children negatively?

(d) How does media influence children?

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Read the passage below and answer the questions that follows: Childhood obesity rates have sky-rocketed in recent years. This trend is worrisome because it greatly increases children's risk for remaining obese in adulthood, which in turn increases their risk for other health related issues such as high blood pressure/ heart disease, stroke, cancer diabetes, and respiratory problems which might increase risk of premature death as adults. Obesity can be the stage for problems too. Obese children are more likely to suffer from low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and social ostracism. It is, therefore, extremely important for parents to see that their children live a healthy lifestyle. Healthy lifestyle includes eating nutritious meals, getting plenty of exercise and adequate sleep every day. These positive health habits will help children grow strong, stay healthy, and decrease the likelihood of obesity. Healthy diet and adequate exercise are important in preventing Type II diabetes in childhood as well as obesity. Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body cells can't properly break down the sugars from food. The body then starts accumulating the sugars in the bloodstream instead and ultimately stresses out the kidneys, heart, circulatory system, and eyes. Insulin, which is created in the pancreas, is the chemical that breaks down blood sugar. In Type II diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin to deal with all the sugars coming into the body. This medical condition is termed as "adult-onset diabetes' because the disorder primarily affects adults with poor eating and activity habits. This trend sometimes has an adverse impact on others. In contrast to those who overeat and don't get enough exercise, other children become obsessed with over-controlling their food intake and start over exercising. Media too can sometimes play havoc. By constantly exposing children to a barrage of perfect, photo-shopped bodies on television and magazines, children get tempted to imitate those images and go on a strict diet plan. Overemphasis on extreme thinness can again put children at risk of poor self-esteem, unhealthy exercise patterns, and eating disorders such as anorexia. Children who practice healthy eating and exercise regularly since their childhood tend to maintain a healthy lifestyle through adulthood. It is imperative for parents to teach children to choose healthy food in preference to junk food and also eat in modest portions.

(ii) Complete the following statements in one word phrase:

(a) By saying obesity rate have ________the writer implies that they have increased drastically.

(b) Both overweight and underweight children tend to suffer from ________.

(c) Obesity can lead to _________, _________including premature death in adulthood.

(d) Type II diabetes can be prevented ____________and _________.

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4)

Write a paragraph in about 100 -120 words on the topic 'Beauty of Nature'
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Drug abuse is a social evil which has ruined many lives and is gradually on the rise. The youth have been affected by it the most. Write an article on the topic 'Drug Abuse-A social Evil'.

You are Garvit of Modi Public School, Bareilly. You have been asked to speak in the morning assembly on the topic 'Machines are good slaves but a bad master'. Write the same in about 150 words.

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Read the outlines of a story given below. Write it in full using these outlines and your own ideas.

Assign a suitable title to it:

Outlines:-A dark stormy night ? a traveller reached a house ?knocked but no response ? knocked hard?door opened?no lights ? no body seen traveller pulled inside.

Outlines:-Cap-seller ? hot day ? tired and thirsty ? looking for shade ? ten red caps in a bundle ? falls asleep ? wakes up ? caps gone ? looks up in wonder ? ten monkeys on the tree ? each wears a cap ? tries several methods to recover caps ? no use ? snatches the cap off his head ?throws it down in anger?monkey do the same ? recovers all his caps.

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Some suffix are given in the box. Add suitable suffix to the word given in the bracket and complete the sentences.

ness, less, able, ily

(i) The fire fighter was _______(fear) as he ran into the burning house to save the family.

(ii) She was able to complete the work _____(easy).

(iii) I have a teddy bear which is so cute and _________(love).

(iv) My friend Meena is always so nice to people. The best thing about her is her _____?(kind).

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Re-arrange the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences:

(i) agriculture/India's/depends on/economy/mainly

(ii) positions/two/opening/of/our/batsmen/took

(iii) all alone/were/I/many/was/they/and

(iv) a horrible/sigh/what/ saw/I/was

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Following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word an the correction. [½ x 8 = 4]

		Incorrect	Correct
The way you feel of yourself	(i)	________	________
your self-esteem affected your	(ii)	________	________
happy level, and also can make	(iii)	________	________
life more and less stressful for	(iv)	________	________
you. For example, till you trust	(v)	________	________
your ability to handle what came	(vi)	________	________
you will be more like to see	(vii)	________	________
difficult situations like the challenge instead of the threats,	(viii)	________	________

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Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below:

When the jet rose six miles height,

It was clear the earth was round

And that it had more sea than land.

But it was difficult to understand

That the men on the earth found

Causes to hate each other, to build

Wall across cities and to kill.

From that height it was not clear why.

(i) At what height was the jet?

(ii) What was clear from that height?

(iii) What was difficult to understand from that height? "

(iv) Quote any two pairs of rhyming words from the above lines?

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Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The physical conquest of a mountain is only one part of the achievement. There is more to it than that. It is followed by the sense of fulfillment. There is a satisfaction of deep urge to rise above one's surroundings. It is the eternal love of adventure in man. The experience is not merely physical. It is emotional. It is spiritual.

(i) What is only one part of the achievement?

(ii) What satisfaction does man get after the physical conquest of a mountain?

(iii) What is the experience other than physical?

(iv) Pick out the word from the passage which means the same as 'everlasting'?

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Answer any one of the following:

Give views in favour of the statement, 'It is better to have brains than beauty.'

Should a scientist's finding be suppressed if they seem disturbing? Give reasons for and against the topic.

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